Osun election: Adeleke presents Certificate of Return to Wike

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Thursday visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and presented his Certificate of Return to him.

This came after the governor visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday presented the certificate to Governor Adeleke.

Adeleke won the August 15, 2026, election after polling 511,067 votes against his opponent, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who scored 444,815 votes.

Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, came third with 17,180 votes.

Wike had said he would have been in Osun State during the election if President Tinubu wanted the APC candidate, Oyebamiji, to win at all costs.